News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 August
to Saturday 13 August 2005
Commercial director appointed
Martyn Ward will develop commercial activities and identify where the company's portfolio of products and services can be extended to offer them to a wider pharma and biotech client base
News from Automation Partnership (12 August 2005)
Comet images make a deep impact
User Application Article The Deep Impact mission to look inside comet Tempel 1 by smashing a copper probe into its surface was a spectacular success; images by the Faulkes telescope were taken with the help of optical filters
News from Glen Spectra (12 August 2005)
Horizontal flow wall modules maximize workspace
Units meet or exceed Federal Standard 209E and NEC electrical codes and may be used individually or in groups to form a wall for a cleanroom or tunnel
News from Clean Air Products (12 August 2005)
Tunable laser gives speed, silence and versatility
Swept wavelength tunable laser source is available in low-noise and high-power versions plus a variety of options which can turn it into a fully-controlled and characterised optical source
News from DBM Optics (12 August 2005)
Water sorption analyser takes the biscuit
User Application Article CI Electronics says it has received endorsement for its Cisorp water sorption analyser from an internationally respected food scientist
News from CI Electronics (12 August 2005)
Kill 99.7% of airborne bacteria and viruses
System harnesses ozone to kill contaminates in a single cycle, purifying air which could carry potentially fatal bacteria and viruses to give an environment free from bacteria and unpleasant odours
News from Quest International (UK) (12 August 2005)
Biochip technology comes to the routine lab
Latest innovation in multi-analyte biochip array technology is described as the perfect candidate for profiling drugs of abuse or cytokine arrays Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories (12 August 2005)
Now also filtering the news
Whitehouse Scientific MD appointed to the editorial advisory board of the US-based publication Filtration News Brochure Available
News from Whitehouse Scientific (12 August 2005)
Free offer in celebration of calibration software
Free copy of calibration management software offered to all purchasers of the latest version of this advanced temperature calibration package
News from Caliso Software (12 August 2005)
Manage instrument calibration more effectively
Autoscribe says its Instrument Calibration and Management System (ICMS) enables companies to readily and cost effectively meet their regulatory compliance requirements eg FDA, ISO 9000 and ISO 17025 Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe (12 August 2005)
Probe for complexometric titration of metals
Robust optical absorbance probe for titration and photometry is designed as a replacement for ion selective electrodes used as end-point sensors in complexometric determinations of metals
News from Chemro (12 August 2005)
Signal processing toolkit simplifies analysis
Suite of easy-to-use, palette-based tools, example programs and utilities extends the Labview graphical development environment with cutting-edge measurement-oriented signal processing and analysis Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (12 August 2005)
Real time measurement of ATP in vivo and in vitro
These devices are focused into the research neurophysiology sector and have been designed as a suite of products for purine researchers in academic and clinical research laboratories
News from WPI (12 August 2005)
Rapidly tabulate ratiometric results for HTS
Advanced analysis software module for ratiometric assays enables quick determination of percent conversion and percent inhibition for compounds in high-throughput screening (HTS)
News from Nanostream (12 August 2005)
Eliminate contamination from mobile phases
Frits and filters made of a new polymer are especially useful for biochromatography applications such as the separation of proteins, peptides and nucleic acids
News from Biotech (12 August 2005)
Automated blood bank system now for use in USA
System is designed for automated ABO/Rh testing and antibody screening at transfusion services, donor centres and reference laboratories performing blood group serology testing
News from Olympus UK (12 August 2005)
Fight MRSA with anti-bacteriological shelf coating
Coating's principal element is a silver-based agent captured in a non-organic matrix and is applied only after the shelf has been prepared and phosphated to ensure a good bond onto the metal
News from Bedford & Soar (12 August 2005)
Specimen holder for analysis of difficult samples
Multipurpose specimen holder for the microscopic analysis of fibres, films, and difficult shaped samples is designed to be easily attached to the stage of most types of microscope
News from ST Japan-Europe (12 August 2005)
Laser diodes produce 40mW from tiny 5.6mm package
These very high output powers were previously available only in a 9mm package laser diode, and come with a new diode type structure which results in an improved beam circularity ratio Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products (12 August 2005)
High temperature, high cycle air and gas filters
Filters are fully validated for pharmaceutical production use and have been independently tested to confirm that they meet the latest standards for toxicity Brochure Available
News from Parker Hannifin - Electromechanical Division (12 August 2005)
Supervisory board gains two heavyweights
Tidu Maini, Imperial College's pro rector of corporate affairs and development, and John O'Connell, the founder and former chairman and CEO of Staffware, have joined InforSense's board of directors
News from Inforsense (12 August 2005)
Low cost, low volume nucleic acid concentration
UV-visible spectrophotometer combines with fibre-optic ultra micro cuvette to provide a highly flexible low price and low volume complete system needing only 4-5 microlitres of sample
News from Analytik (12 August 2005)
South Korean registration for Maldi-tof mass spec
Bruker Daltonics obtains South Korean registration of its Autoflex II Maldi-tof mass spectrometer as a Class I medical device for in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics (12 August 2005)
Office serves the Americas
The new office facility in Gurnee, Illinois, will provide local and timely response to Purex customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico
News from Purex International (12 August 2005)
Fluorescent light source is easy to use
Offering a light spectrum similar to that of conventional mercury lamps but with long bulb life and easy replacement, operating costs should be kept to a minimum Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa (12 August 2005)
UV-vis spectral measurement with high accuracy
Device is said to be ideal for performing solar spectral measurements over the full range in less than 6.5 seconds, and operates on 12V DC power for portable or remote measurements
News from Glen Spectra (12 August 2005)
The 'mistery' of the ultrasonic fog
Ultra-effective decontamination shower system significantly reduce water consumption while maintaining effective levels of decontamination
News from PBSC (12 August 2005)
Degussa picks software for Reach compliance
User Application Article ACD's LogD suite selected by Degussa as its (Q)Sar tool for registering chemicals under the European Union's registration, evaluation, and authorisation of chemicals (Reach) mandate
News from Advanced Chemistry Development (12 August 2005)
Powerful, productive stirring system _ Radleys Discovery Technologies (www.radleys.com) have introduced the Tornado IS6 - a new accessory for the Carousel 6 reaction system that facilitates powerful,
News from Radleys (12 August 2005)
Software provides material testing functionality
Materials testing package provides laboratory managers and test technicians with easy, tailored applications, promising intuitive operation and unmatched functionality for users of every level
News from Instron (11 August 2005)
Safety glasses rated to femtosecond pulse
M-rated safety glasses use the first EN 207 certified polymer filter for use with femtosecond lasers to protects from 780-830nm with DML5
News from Laser Components (UK) (11 August 2005)
Lets talk about torque sensors
Range of piezoelectric reaction torque sensors extended with the addition of two new models, each offering high sensitivity, extremely rigid construction and compact dimensions
News from Kistler Instruments (11 August 2005)
How to specify liquid flowmeters
Technical Background Article Free summary paper surveys all the different styles of flowmeter and discusses their ease of application, limitations, and other constraints Brochure Available
News from Titan Enterprises (11 August 2005)
Plate spinning taken to a new height
With what is said to be the fastest pick-and-place stacker on the market and new software, plates can be delivered and processed using two instruments simultaneously.
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (11 August 2005)
Special furnace aids development of new crystals
User Application Article The furnace built by Lenton for the Leeds IMR enables researchers to use both the Bridgman and the Czochralski growth techniques, currently the most common methods for growing artificial crystals
News from Lenton Thermal Designs (11 August 2005)
Recalibration and repair of gas mass flowmeters
Service provides the traceable calibration certification regularly required for accurate research applications, and provides recalibration and repairs on mass flow controllers
News from Bronkhorst (11 August 2005)
New ultimate in flexibility for reagent dispensing
Working with all standard plate formats and with automatic plate height adjustment, precise dispensing means reproducible results over an unparalleled volume range
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Laboratory Equipment (11 August 2005)
RNAi product line grows further
When completed, these shRNA clone libraries will comprise a comprehensive collection of 150,000 pre-cloned lentiviral-based shRNA vector constructs targeting 15,000 human genes and 15,000 mouse genes
News from Sigma-Aldrich (10 August 2005)
Easy INR testing at Kettering outreach clinics
Internal normalised ratio (INR) corrects for the variability in prothrombin time (PT) results caused by differing sensitivities of the thromboplastin reagents used during testing
News from Sysmex UK (10 August 2005)
Adme/Tox technologies markets in Europe
Early screening and innovative solutions to underline importance of absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination (Adme) and toxicity technologies in successful drug development
News from Frost and Sullivan (10 August 2005)
Cellular analysis of neurodegeneration and repair
User Application Article Harvard researchers investigating neurodegenerative diseases and the central nervous system are using a sub-cellular imaging system and image analysis software to overcome traditional bottlenecks
News from GE Healthcare (10 August 2005)
Sub-nanosecond UV pulses from these LEDs
Four new pulsed LEDs in the ultraviolet (280, 295, 310, 340 nm) are ideal for exciting natural fluorescent molecules and proteins like tyrosine, tryptophan and NADH
News from Picoquant (10 August 2005)
Chief executive for Health and Safety Laboratory
The new chief executive of the UK's Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) will be Eddie Morland, taking over on 10 October 2005
News from Health and Safety Executive (10 August 2005)
Hand held Raman analyser on demonstration
Demonstrations in the UK during September 2005 of a new sub compact hand held Raman analyser weighing just 2kg with multiple applications in material analysis
News from Spectrolab (10 August 2005)
Non-Lims compliance for US contracts
Compliance with the Staged Electronic Data Deliverable (Sedd) is now required for the US EPA, Army, DOE, and DOD deliverables
News from EISC (10 August 2005)
Automated zone analysis is faster
Computer controlled camera gantry system can analyse 25 bioassay plates and produce results of unrivalled accuracy in the time it takes a scientist to manually measure just one Brochure Available
News from Synbiosis (10 August 2005)
RNAi library and high-content screening deal
Xantos Biomedicine and Qiagen announce a co-marketing agreement for genome-wide RNAi library with high-content cellular screening system
News from Xantos Biomedicine (10 August 2005)
Take the gamble out of PCR
Thermal cycler boasts six essential features in a simple, compactly designed instrument - promising that whichever way the dice fall, you are guaranteed not to loose Brochure Available
News from Sanyo E and E Europe (10 August 2005)
Carousel system for tensile testing applications
Continual process eliminates long wait time for testing specimens at elevated temperatures
News from Instron (10 August 2005)
Specimen holder for analysis of fibres and films
Microscopic analysis of fibres and films and individually shaped samples is easy and efficient with the Micro Vice specimen holder
News from ST Japan-Europe (10 August 2005)
Direct injection boosts ICP efficiency
Demountable direct injection high efficiency nebuliser for inductively-charged plasma (ICP) mass spectromery delivers all the advantages of direct injection without the drawbacks
News from Analysco ( 9 August 2005)
Imac useful for recombinant proteins and peptides
Immobilised metal ion affinity chromatography (Imac) is based on the specific coordinate covalent binding between histidine or other metal binding amino acids with various metal ions
News from Harvard Apparatus ( 9 August 2005)
Big talk on small molecule science
Technical Background Article Small molecules are the active ingredients in thousands of pharmaceuticals, the metabolites formed in the mammalian system biology and the novel chemical structures of tomorrow's drugs
News from Waters ( 9 August 2005)
Temperature control resolves difficult separations
User Application Article Experiments to separate retinol and retinyl esters, carotenoids, and tocopherols demonstrated that sub-ambient and programmable temperature separations using yield improved chromatographic separations
News from Selerity Technologies ( 9 August 2005)
Ronchi slides aid microscope maintenance
Precision ruling glass slides have resolutions up to 600 line pairs per millimetre for the evaluation of resolution, field distortion, and parfocal stability
News from Edmund Optics ( 9 August 2005)
Digital force gauges redesigned and restyled
Rationalisation of the manufacturing process for these instruments has enabled significant price reductions to be introduced and delivery times to be improved Brochure Available
News from Mecmesin ( 9 August 2005)
High temperature accessory for Stem
Specimen holder for high resolution scanning transmission electron microscope enables atomic behaviour of materials at high temperatures to be examined
News from Hitachi High-Technologies ( 9 August 2005)
Kyongshin appointed as South Korea distributor
Kyongshin will be responsible for marketing and sales of Point Technologies's microarray spotting pins and other future products to the Korean market
News from Point Technologies ( 9 August 2005)
Filtration product selection on CD
Millipore has its new electronic 2005 biopharmaceutical filtration and separation product catalogue on CD Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 9 August 2005)
Settlement reached in patent dispute
Point Technologies will manufacture and sell several types of spotting pins, including flat-tips or radius-tip made from stainless steel, tungsten, silicon, ceramic, worldwide excluding the USA
News from Point Technologies ( 9 August 2005)
Standardisation of cetane number in diesel
Technical Background Article New derived cetane number equation has been approved, providing direct equivalence between the IQT and ASTM D613
News from Stanhope-Seta ( 9 August 2005)
Business development in US mid-Atlantic
Chiltern International has announced the hire of Andrew Arrage as business development executive responsible for the mid-Atlantic region of the USA
News from Chiltern International ( 9 August 2005)
Serving clients throughout the south east USA
Chiltern International has announced that Bridget Smith has joined its expanding US business development team
News from Chiltern International ( 9 August 2005)
Hardlines team hardened further
Hardlines testing covers products such as toys and nursery items, sporting goods, hardware, electrical appliances, garden furniture and premium gifts
News from Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services ( 9 August 2005)
Real-time sampling for reduced costs
Automatic sampling systems provide real-time bioprocess monitoring to reduce operating costs by maximising yield, shortening product development times and eliminating batch failures.
News from Sebia UK ( 9 August 2005)
Light scattering analyser suits many applications
Fourier-transform/iterative deconvolution technique provides accurate results for average particle size as well as distribution shape and identification of multiple modes, without operator selections
News from Particle Technology ( 9 August 2005)
Comet assay gives real-time cell score
The comet assay is now one of the standard methods of assessing DNA damage, and uses fluorescent microscopy to examine this at the single cell level in a wide range of applications
News from Perceptive Instruments ( 9 August 2005)
Meet all GLP and 21 CFR rules for the Ames test
Integrated suite of software for managing and reporting the Ames test according to regulatory guideline is validated in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and Tickit approved testing procedures
News from Perceptive Instruments ( 9 August 2005)
Program detects functional iron deficiency
Information gained can be used to classify and schedule appropriate therapy for patients - administration of erythropoietin (EPO), or iron or both - thus maximising the benefits of this costly therapy
News from Sysmex UK ( 9 August 2005)
Another GPCR library with more to come
This latest expansion of the company's Peakexplorer libraries is specifically designed, synthesised and characterised for screening against aminergic G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) targets
News from Peakdale Molecular ( 9 August 2005)
Anachem Bioscience goes direct in Ireland
Anachem's Bioscience division is now operating directly in the Republic and Northern Ireland through the local Dublin office Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 9 August 2005)
Office serves Lims to north-east USA
Expansion into New Jersey for supplier of laboratory information management systems
News from Accelerated Technology Laboratories ( 8 August 2005)
Clear guidance on clean air
Everyone with a professional interest in air quality will wish to attend MCerts 2005, in Burton-upon-Trent UK on 12-13 October 2005, says the organiser
News from MCERTS Exhibition ( 8 August 2005)
Microarray design on any internet connection
Web application for designing custom DNA microarrays used in drug discovery, disease studies and basic research allows for sharing of design information among collaborators via the internet
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 8 August 2005)
Clinical microscopes promise ultimate comfort
Ergonomically designed for prolonged use in clinical screening, these microscopes have some of the most advanced optics available to provide superior contrast, brightness, and resolution Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa ( 8 August 2005)
Small in scale but big on features
A wide range of features and extensive freeze-drying capabilities are key attributes of this freeze dryer - even though it is small enough to fit on most laboratory benchtops. Brochure Available
News from Biopharma Process Systems ( 8 August 2005)
Rapid salmonella test gains Afnor approval
Test combines enrichment, selective growth, and presumptive identification of motile salmonella species in a single culture vessel, with results in less than half the time taken by traditional culture Brochure Available
News from Oxoid ( 8 August 2005)
Delivering the power of configurable Cots Lims
Suite of tools can be used to modify this commercial off-the-shelf (Cots) laboratory information managment system (Lims) as business and/or laboratory needs evolve Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe ( 8 August 2005)
Site dedicated to laboratory weighing
Website specifically for laboratory weighing devices reflects company's dealerships, with information from Acculab, Kern, Ohaus, Mettler Toledo, and Sartorius
News from Labsmart ( 8 August 2005)
Amtac and Technicare brand names replaced
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (BVCPS) announces the consolidation and renaming of its UK business following the acquisition of Amtac Laboratories and Technicare Services
News from Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services ( 8 August 2005)
Self-calibrating luminometer is maintenance-free
Highly effective and affordable package for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence hygiene monitoring enable test results to be available within a few seconds
News from Hygiena International ( 8 August 2005)
Play it cool for flash-point testing
The first portable ramp method flash point tester to offer sub-ambient testing and rapid cool-down between tests
News from Stanhope-Seta ( 8 August 2005)
Fast and reliable pure water for university users
User Application Article Two Purite Select Fusion dual grade systems are providing the research groups at Oxford with reliable and consistent water quality combined with extremely fast refill times, all via a single unit
News from Purite ( 8 August 2005)
Ultrafiltration for water pre-treatment
Ultrafiltration plants are primarily for use in conjunction with high flow reverse osmosis systems and are designed to remove contaminants such as particulates, micro-organisms, inorganic colloids etc
News from Purite ( 8 August 2005)
Water purification helps dialysis patients
User Application Article The Churchill Hospital has two Purite Elite reverse osmosis (RO) systems which both incorporate 100% redundancy and are providing the hospital with up to 3000 litres/hour of pure water
News from Purite ( 8 August 2005)
Pure water for the gardens of Eden
User Application Article Filtration system for the Eden Project removes contamination caused by organic matter and debris from the water course in the rainforest display area of the largest conservatory in the world
News from Purite ( 8 August 2005)
Conference to examine drug discovery technologies
This conference will provide a key forum for the examination of the latest enabling automation technologies and applications currently, or soon to be, facilitating the drug discovery process
News from IIR Exhibitions ( 8 August 2005)
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